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Jenrry Mejia to Rotation if R.A. Dickey is Traded

If the Mets trade R.A. Dickey, they intend to fill the vacant spot in the rotation with Jenrry Mejia, according to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York.

Rubin says there is “virtually no way” Zack Wheeler will make the team out of camp and also adds, “if Wheeler does not spend the first three weeks of the season in the minors, he would be eligible for free agency after the 2018 season, rather than the Mets also controlling him for 2019.”

On Tuesday, Paul DePodesta said on SNY’s Mets Hot Stove Mejia will start in the Minor Leagues if he doesn’t make the team out of camp.

we definitely gotta trade Dickey for something since we aren't close to winning a WS anyway.. we can at least get a good OF prospect.

Looks like Mejia won't be called up at least till after 3 weeks into the season so we can control him for an extra yr. No sense in letting him start the season with the Mets and allow him to hit free agency a yr earlier when we aren't going to compete this yr anyway.

I'd like to get him into the rotation by the end of April if we can though. It's time to see what we got.

Wheeler starts the season in Las Vegas. Mejia almost surely will be there too, but he will get the opportunity to show his stuff in ST. If he makes a statement, he could get the nod as the 5th starter.

If Dickey is traded, I think the Mets will sign one or two inexpensive reclamation projects. Pelfrey is still a possibility. Jair Jurrjens is too. Or they could sign John Lannen.

Contemplating Meijia as a replacement in the rotation for Dickey is also premature. He has to earn it and nothing he has done so far has indicated he's even remotely capable of stepping into a major league rotation right now.

That's not to say he can't. I'd certainly audition him for the role in ST. But i sure as hell wouldn't be talking about giving him the job.